In recent years, population growth and subsequent urban development, increased vehicular traffic, and industrial progress have led to numerous environmental issues. One of the most significant challenges is air pollution, which has created various problems for the health of human communities. To control air pollutants, air pollution monitoring stations need to be established in different areas. For accurate and reliable data on pollutant levels, these stations must be located in suitable places where the sampled air represents urban air quality. This study aims to examine the desirability of existing stations in the Yazd-Ardakan plain by considering effective criteria in station placement, including population density, parks and green spaces, land use, wind speed, wind direction, fuel stations, roads and highways, altitude, and industries and mines. Furthermore, the study seeks to locate new stations in this area using multi-criteria decision-making methods. In this study, the effective criteria mentioned above were initially identified, along with constraints. Subsequently, their maps were prepared using Arc GIS software. In the next stage, the maps of factors were standardized using the fuzzy logic method, and constraints were standardized using the Boolean logic method in IDRISI software. A pairwise comparison questionnaire of the criteria was prepared and provided to experts, and weighting of the criteria was performed. According to experts, the criterion of industries and mines was assigned the highest weight, while the criterion of altitude was assigned the lowest weight. In this stage, using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method in IDRISI environment, the criteria weights were entered, and besides criteria weighting, their consistency ratio was obtained. Then, using the Multi-Criteria eva‎luation (MCE) method and the linear combination weighting method, the layers of factors and constraints were integrated, and the final map of suitability for station placement locations was produced. Finally, using the Land Suitability Method, 7 suitable zones with an approximate area of 11251 hectares were identified for the establishment of air quality monitoring stations in the Yazd-Ardakan Plain. The results showed that considering the most stringent constraints and a pessimistic scenario, the existing stations were placed near the zones. However, in an optimistic scenario, these stations would be located within the identified zones.

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